Cell Phone Cams?

[happycamper]

I'm really serious about my photography so I'm a little skeptical about all these cell phones coming out with built-in cameras and video captures. In any case my contract is almost up and I'm considering a cell phone with a camera. LOL

I've narrowed it down to a Motorola Razr V3 and would like to get some feedback from someone who has this phone and has used both the camera and video capture feature. I saw it at www.hellomoto.com/us/v3. Looks like MPEG4 is as good as it gets huh?

[Jader]

Happy Camper
The Moto Razr is great for its looks but thumbs down for its functions (for the price it is around $400-500). It cant capture video- it can only play videos. The Moto V551 can both take pics and capture video and its around $200-300 cheaper! Also take a look at the Siemens S66 camera phone (Cingular). It has a megapixel camera on it, takes video, is world band, etc.
Hope this helps.
Megan
http://onlinestoreb.cingular.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ES_PROD_PHONE_DETAILS.jsp?phoneid=487062&storeId=10451&catalogId=10451&langId=-1&storeAlias=bosbos&svcAreaId=SBC&subOrderId=1&isPostpaid=true

[rx2man]

I think you'd do better going to one of the cell sites here's few for you

http://www.mobiledia.com/

http://www.howardforums.com/index.php?

http://www.phonescoop.com/

http://www.sprintusers.com/

I've got the Toshiba VM4050, is a great phone but not a replacement for a dig cam, but there are new ones coming out and I think there is a 3 mp on the market or will be. They are in Japan already.

and dont forget ZDnet for reviews

[Rhys]

I'm really serious about my photography so I'm a little skeptical about all these cell phones coming out with built-in cameras and video captures. In any case my contract is almost up and I'm considering a cell phone with a camera. LOL

I've narrowed it down to a Motorola Razr V3 and would like to get some feedback from someone who has this phone and has used both the camera and video capture feature. I saw it at www.hellomoto.com/us/v3. Looks like MPEG4 is as good as it gets huh?

A camera works well as a camera but poorly as a video camera.
A video camera works well as a video camera but poorly as a camera or as a toaster.
A mobile phone works well as a phone but poorly as a PDA or a camera.

Those that claime to do it all, however, work well as fishing weights!

moral - one device performs one function well.

[ktixx]

A camera works well as a camera but poorly as a video camera.
A video camera works well as a video camera but poorly as a camera or as a toaster.
A mobile phone works well as a phone but poorly as a PDA or a camera.

Those that claime to do it all, however, work well as fishing weights!

moral - one device performs one function well.

Rhys I Second that oppinion. Cell phones are made for one purpose, calling (and they aren't even that good at that function). The extra cameras and video capturing is just features to make the phone more appealing. Instead of spending $500 bucks on the newest Digital Camera/Phone spend $200 on a basic phone and $300 on a 3-4 MP digital Camera. You will have to sacrifice the compact size of an all-in-one unit, but you will get much better results.
Ken

[smarter_child]

I'm really serious about my photography so I'm a little skeptical about all these cell phones coming out with built-in cameras and video captures. In any case my contract is almost up and I'm considering a cell phone with a camera. LOL

I've narrowed it down to a Motorola Razr V3 and would like to get some feedback from someone who has this phone and has used both the camera and video capture feature. I saw it at www.hellomoto.com/us/v3. Looks like MPEG4 is as good as it gets huh?
Cell phones are just starting to maybe get a little more advanced in digital photography, with some phones having 1-megapixel built-in cameras; most have VGA camera capability, only. Video phones capture low-resolution, usually choppy and short, video clips that obviously can't compare to that of a dedicated camcorder.

[red]

Heres something about a 2.1 mp phone..........http://www.i4u.com/article2527.html

[Rhys]

Rhys I Second that oppinion. Cell phones are made for one purpose, calling (and they aren't even that good at that function). The extra cameras and video capturing is just features to make the phone more appealing. Instead of spending $500 bucks on the newest Digital Camera/Phone spend $200 on a basic phone and $300 on a 3-4 MP digital Camera. You will have to sacrifice the compact size of an all-in-one unit, but you will get much better results.
Ken

My US phone cost me $50 and I recently saw it going for $35 and once as a completely free item (after rebates). My UK phone cost me GBP 50. They both work well enough - the UK phone is a tiny little Siemens and my US is an equally small Kyocera. Both give good call quality and neither drops calls. They are, however, just phones. The Siemens has a web browser and the phone company was rather miffed when they rang to offer me 3 months free WAP and I turned them down. As I said: I have a computer which does internet etc far better than any phone can. The same goes with digital cameras - I have my own choice of digital cameras. One big bonus with separate digital camera and phone is that I don't need to switch the phone on to take a picture. Call me a heathen but I switch my phones off unless I'm making a call. I don't want to be charged for incoming calls in the US and don't want to be pestered by head-hunting agencies when I'm in the UK. As regards cost - my most-used digital camera costs GBP 100 (Nikon 3100) so my total expendature on phone and camera comes to GBP 150 or $300. I'm happy and I take good photos and have good phone calls. I know both shirt pockets are full but that's fine.